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the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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New Living Translation

Psalms 34:3

Come, let us tell of the Lord 's greatness; let us exalt his name together.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Faith;   Glorifying God;   God;   Praise;   Testimony;   Thompson Chain Reference - Honour;   Honour God;   Honour-Dishonour;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Communion of Saints;   Glorifying God;   Praise;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Letters;   Psalms, the Book of;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Abimelech;   Praise;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Abimelech;   Achish;   Acrostic;   David;   English Versions;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Psalms;   Sin;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Doxology;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Abimelech;   Achish;   Lamentations of jeremiah;   Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Praise;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for April 17;  

Parallel Translations

English Revised Version
O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
Update Bible Version
Oh magnify Yahweh with me, And let us exalt his name together.
New Century Version
Glorify the Lord with me, and let us praise his name together.
New English Translation
Magnify the Lord with me! Let's praise his name together!
Webster's Bible Translation
O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
World English Bible
Oh magnify Yahweh with me. Let us exalt his name together.
Amplified Bible
O magnify the LORD with me, And let us lift up His name together.
English Standard Version
Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together!
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Magnyfie ye the Lord with me; and enhaunse we his name into it silf.
Berean Standard Bible
Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt His name together.
Contemporary English Version
Honor the Lord with me! Celebrate his great name.
American Standard Version
Oh magnify Jehovah with me, And let us exalt his name together.
Bible in Basic English
O give praise to the Lord with me; let us be witnesses together of his great name.
Complete Jewish Bible
When I boast, it will be about Adonai ; the humble will hear of it and be glad.
Darby Translation
Magnify Jehovah with me, and let us exalt his name together.
Easy-to-Read Version
Praise the Lord with me. Let us honor his name.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
My soul shall glory in the LORD; the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
King James Version (1611)
O magnifie the Lord with me, and let vs exalt his name together.
New Life Bible
Give great honor to the Lord with me. Let us praise His name together.
New Revised Standard
O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Praise ye the Lord with me, and let vs magnifie his Name together.
George Lamsa Translation
O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
Good News Translation
Proclaim with me the Lord 's greatness; let us praise his name together!
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Ascribe ye greatness unto Yahweh with me, and let us exalt his Name together.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(33-4) O magnify the Lord with me; and let us extol his name together.
Revised Standard Version
O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together!
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Magnifie God with me: and let vs exalt his name [all] together.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Magnify ye the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
Christian Standard Bible®
Proclaim the Lord’s greatness with me;let us exalt his name together.
Hebrew Names Version
Oh magnify the LORD with me. Let us exalt his name together.
King James Version
O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
Lexham English Bible
Magnify Yahweh with me, and let us exalt his name together.
Literal Translation
O magnify Jehovah with me; and let us exalt His name together.
Young's Literal Translation
Ascribe ye greatness to Jehovah with me, And we exalt His name together.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
O prayse ye LORDE with me, and let vs magnifie his name together.
THE MESSAGE
Join me in spreading the news; together let's get the word out.
New American Standard Bible
Exalt the LORD with me, And let's exalt His name together.
New King James Version
Oh, magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
O magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt His name together.
Legacy Standard Bible
O magnify Yahweh with me,And let us exalt His name together.

Contextual Overview

1

A psalm of David, regarding the time he pretended to be insane in front of Abimelech, who sent him away.

I will praise the Lord at all times. I will constantly speak his praises. 2 I will boast only in the Lord ; let all who are helpless take heart. 3 Come, let us tell of the Lord 's greatness; let us exalt his name together. 4 I prayed to the Lord , and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears. 5 Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces. 6 In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened; he saved me from all my troubles. 7 For the angel of the Lord is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him. 8 Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him! 9 Fear the Lord , you his godly people, for those who fear him will have all they need. 10 Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry, but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

magnify: Psalms 35:27, Psalms 40:16, Psalms 69:30, Luke 1:46, Acts 19:17, Philippians 1:20

let us: Psalms 33:1, Psalms 33:2, Psalms 66:8, Psalms 103:20-22, Psalms 148:1-14, 1 Chronicles 29:20, 2 Chronicles 29:30, Revelation 14:7, Revelation 19:5, Revelation 19:6

Reciprocal: Exodus 15:2 - exalt him Job 36:24 - magnify Psalms 23:3 - leadeth Psalms 30:1 - extol Psalms 50:15 - deliver Psalms 66:17 - I cried Psalms 95:1 - Come Psalms 99:5 - Exalt Psalms 107:8 - praise Psalms 116:1 - because Isaiah 12:4 - his name

Cross-References

Ruth 1:14
And again they wept together, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye. But Ruth clung tightly to Naomi.
1 Samuel 18:1
After David had finished talking with Saul, he met Jonathan, the king's son. There was an immediate bond between them, for Jonathan loved David.
2 Samuel 19:7
Now go out there and congratulate your troops, for I swear by the Lord that if you don't go out, not a single one of them will remain here tonight. Then you will be worse off than ever before."
2 Chronicles 30:22
Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites regarding the skill they displayed as they served the Lord . The celebration continued for seven days. Peace offerings were sacrificed, and the people gave thanks to the Lord , the God of their ancestors.
Isaiah 40:2
"Speak tenderly to Jerusalem. Tell her that her sad days are gone and her sins are pardoned. Yes, the Lord has punished her twice over for all her sins."
Hosea 2:14
"But then I will win her back once again. I will lead her into the desert and speak tenderly to her there.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

O magnify the Lord with me,.... The psalmist invites the humble ones, who he knew would rejoice at the goodness of God to him, to join with him in ascribing greatness to the Lord, which is meant by magnifying him; for he cannot be made great by men, only declared how great he is, and that can only be done in an imperfect manner;

and let us exalt his name together: by proclaiming him to be the most High; by making mention of his glorious perfections and works, that he be exalted; and by praising him in the highest strains; or by having the high praises of him in their mouths; and there is more pleasure as well as more glory brought to God by doing this in a social way, or by a number of saints joining together in such service.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

O magnify the Lord with me - This seems to be addressed primarily to the “humble,” those referred to in the previous verse. As they could appreciate what he would say, as they could understand the nature of his feelings in view of his deliverance, he calls upon them especially to exult with him in the goodness of God. As he and they had common calamities and trials, so might they have common joys; as they were united in danger and sorrow, so it was proper that they should be united in joy and in praise. The word “magnify’ means literally “to make great,” and then, to make great in the view of the mind, or to regard and treat as great. The idea is, that he wished all, in circumstances similar to those in which he had been placed, to have a just sense of the greatness of God, and of his claims to love and praise. Compare Psalms 35:27; Psalms 40:17; Psalms 69:30; Psalms 70:4; Luke 1:46.

And let us exalt his name together - Let us unite in “lifting up” his name; that is, in raising it above all other things in our own estimation, and in the view of our fellow-men; in so making it known that it shall rise above every other object, that all may see and adore.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 34:3. Magnify the Lord with me — גדלו ליהוה gaddelu lavhovah, "make greatness to Jehovah;" show his greatness; and let "us exalt his name," let us show how high and glorious it is.


 
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